A Public Service Announcement
I am so, SO glad the roommate search is nearly over. (I'll consider it officially over when Josh signs the lease this afternoon; until then, he can still change his mind.)
With that in mind, I would like to offer the following reminder to people who may be looking for a place to call home: Don't be a flake.
Now, I'm not referring to the people who were interested in the room but turned it down for various reasons (one got laid off, one's allergic to cats, etc). No, this refers to the people who expressed interest, made arrangements to see the place ... and then left us hanging.
Tom and I cleared our schedules completely on March 1 because a girl had said she'd come by and see the apartment. She was supposed to call us at noon (since we'd be sleeping in post-RHPS) and be over shortly thereafter. She never called, never e-mailed, and didn't respond to our voice mails when we tried to contact her. I could have been at WonderCon meeting Adam Baldwin, but instead I was sitting around the apartment waiting for her. We never received so much as a "Sorry, but ..." message from her.
A guy e-mailed us asking when he could see the room. We e-mailed him back to let us know his schedule. He never did. At least we didn't waste time on him.
Finally, a girl came by last weekend to see the place. She said she had some other places to look at, but she'd let us know by Monday at the latest. We asked her to please inform us one way or the other. Even if her answer was 'no,' at least we wouldn't be left hanging. Need I say she never called?
So, folks, if you say you'll get back to someone - for heaven's sake, please get back to them! I realize life can get in the way, and maybe things happened to all three of these people that prevented them from being able to call, but the odds are against that.
And FTR, this advice applies to those advertising for a roommate as well; if you have a couple of people waiting to hear from you, call the ones you didn't select, so they aren't left wondering if they have a place to live. Let's all think of others, that's all I'm saying.
With that in mind, I would like to offer the following reminder to people who may be looking for a place to call home: Don't be a flake.
Now, I'm not referring to the people who were interested in the room but turned it down for various reasons (one got laid off, one's allergic to cats, etc). No, this refers to the people who expressed interest, made arrangements to see the place ... and then left us hanging.
Tom and I cleared our schedules completely on March 1 because a girl had said she'd come by and see the apartment. She was supposed to call us at noon (since we'd be sleeping in post-RHPS) and be over shortly thereafter. She never called, never e-mailed, and didn't respond to our voice mails when we tried to contact her. I could have been at WonderCon meeting Adam Baldwin, but instead I was sitting around the apartment waiting for her. We never received so much as a "Sorry, but ..." message from her.
A guy e-mailed us asking when he could see the room. We e-mailed him back to let us know his schedule. He never did. At least we didn't waste time on him.
Finally, a girl came by last weekend to see the place. She said she had some other places to look at, but she'd let us know by Monday at the latest. We asked her to please inform us one way or the other. Even if her answer was 'no,' at least we wouldn't be left hanging. Need I say she never called?
So, folks, if you say you'll get back to someone - for heaven's sake, please get back to them! I realize life can get in the way, and maybe things happened to all three of these people that prevented them from being able to call, but the odds are against that.
And FTR, this advice applies to those advertising for a roommate as well; if you have a couple of people waiting to hear from you, call the ones you didn't select, so they aren't left wondering if they have a place to live. Let's all think of others, that's all I'm saying.